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| 109 | KANSAS CITY | -7 | -7 | | 110 | OAKLAND | 43 | 42.5 |
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| All Games | 7-3 | +5.2 | 8-2 | 3-7 | 24.1 | 11.2 | 328.6 | (5.6) | 1.0 | 17.1 | 10.1 | 326.0 | (5.5) | 0.8 | | Road Games | 3-2 | +2.4 | 4-1 | 1-4 | 21.6 | 9.4 | 326.0 | (5.3) | 0.8 | 18.8 | 12.2 | 325.8 | (5.6) | 0.8 | | Last 3 Games | 3-0 | +3.2 | 3-0 | 1-2 | 21.7 | 12.7 | 295.0 | (5.7) | 1.0 | 14.3 | 11.0 | 366.7 | (5.4) | 1.0 | | Grass Games | 6-3 | +4 | 7-2 | 3-6 | 24.9 | 12.1 | 334.2 | (5.6) | 1.0 | 17.6 | 10.1 | 321.8 | (5.6) | 0.6 | | Division Games | 1-1 | +0.3 | 2-0 | 0-2 | 20.0 | 10.0 | 372.5 | (5.3) | 0.0 | 22.0 | 17.5 | 288.0 | (6.3) | 0.5 |
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| Offense (All Games) | 24.1 | 11.2 | 21.0 | 30:54 | 30-140 | (4.7) | 19-29 | 66.3% | 189 | (6.5) | 59-329 | (5.6) | (13.6) | | Opponents Defensive Avg. | 22.2 | 10.8 | 19.9 | 30:54 | 26-101 | (3.9) | 22-36 | 62.5% | 229 | (6.4) | 61-329 | (5.4) | (14.8) | | Offense Road Games | 21.6 | 9.4 | 20.6 | 32:26 | 31-136 | (4.4) | 20-31 | 63.2% | 190 | (6.1) | 62-326 | (5.3) | (15.1) | | Defense (All Games) | 17.1 | 10.1 | 19.6 | 29:06 | 26-124 | (4.8) | 20-33 | 61.3% | 202 | (6.1) | 59-326 | (5.5) | (19.1) | | Opponents Offensive Avg. | 22.8 | 12.5 | 20 | 30:22 | 27-115 | (4.2) | 22-34 | 62.8% | 230 | (6.7) | 62-344 | (5.6) | (15.1) | | Defense Road Games | 18.8 | 12.2 | 19.8 | 27:34 | 23-116 | (5) | 20-35 | 58.3% | 210 | (6) | 58-326 | (5.6) | (17.3) |
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| Stats For (All Games) | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | -0.2 | 12-6 | 48.0% | 0-0 | 60.0% | 3-74 | (28.6) | 3-32 | (11.3) | 4-34 | | Opponents Avg. Stats Against | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 13-5 | 41.4% | 1-0 | 38.6% | 2-59 | (23.7) | 17-2 | (9) | 6-50 | | Stats For (Road Games) | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 14-7 | 51.4% | 1-0 | 66.7% | 3-70 | (23.4) | 3-39 | (13) | 5-41 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | | 12-4 | 35.2% | 1-0 | 28.6% | 3-85 | (24.9) | 2-13 | (8) | 6-54 | | Opponents Avg. Stats For | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.3 | | 13-5 | 40.5% | 1-0 | 38.1% | 2-53 | (23.7) | 16-2 | (7.8) | 7-63 | | Stats Against (Road Games) | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | | 13-5 | 35.4% | 1-0 | 40.0% | 4-103 | (27.2) | 2-12 | (6.8) | 6-48 |
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| All Games | 0-10 | -10 | 5-5 | 5-5 | 15.2 | 6.3 | 276.4 | (4.8) | 2.0 | 26.5 | 15.2 | 365.2 | (5.5) | 0.8 | | Home Games | 0-4 | -4 | 1-3 | 3-1 | 18.0 | 8.5 | 300.5 | (5.4) | 2.0 | 31.5 | 16.2 | 396.5 | (5.7) | 0.7 | | Last 3 Games | 0-3 | -3 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 15.7 | 5.3 | 227.0 | (3.9) | 2.3 | 28.0 | 18.0 | 365.7 | (5.1) | 0.7 | | Grass Games | 0-7 | -7 | 2-5 | 4-3 | 15.0 | 7.1 | 305.6 | (5.2) | 2.3 | 28.6 | 15.4 | 375.3 | (5.7) | 0.9 | | Division Games | 0-3 | -3 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 17.0 | 9.0 | 283.7 | (5) | 1.7 | 28.3 | 14.7 | 398.0 | (5.7) | 0.7 |
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| Offense (All Games) | 15.2 | 6.3 | 14.9 | 26:16 | 18-62 | (3.4) | 23-39 | 59.7% | 214 | (5.5) | 58-276 | (4.8) | (18.2) | | Opponents Defensive Avg. | 20.6 | 10.9 | 19.8 | 30:40 | 25-100 | (3.9) | 22-36 | 61.6% | 236 | (6.5) | 62-337 | (5.4) | (16.3) | | Offense Home Games | 18.0 | 8.5 | 15.5 | 23:46 | 18-75 | (4.2) | 23-38 | 60.3% | 225 | (6) | 55-300 | (5.4) | (16.7) | | Defense (All Games) | 26.5 | 15.2 | 21.3 | 33:44 | 34-130 | (3.8) | 22-33 | 66.8% | 235 | (7.2) | 67-365 | (5.5) | (13.8) | | Opponents Offensive Avg. | 24.2 | 12.3 | 20.7 | 31:31 | 29-116 | (4) | 21-34 | 62.5% | 238 | (7) | 63-353 | (5.6) | (14.6) | | Defense Home Games | 31.5 | 16.2 | 23.5 | 36:14 | 36-136 | (3.8) | 23-33 | 67.9% | 260 | (7.8) | 69-396 | (5.7) | (12.6) |
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| Stats For (All Games) | 1.2 | 0.8 | 2.0 | -1.2 | 14-5 | 33.6% | 1-1 | 80.0% | 3-64 | (23.7) | 2-19 | (8.4) | 7-53 | | Opponents Avg. Stats Against | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 14-6 | 40.5% | 1-0 | 40.6% | 3-61 | (23.1) | 19-2 | (9.6) | 6-53 | | Stats For (Home Games) | 1.2 | 0.7 | 2.0 | -1.2 | 13-5 | 36.5% | 0-0 | 100.0% | 3-74 | (24.7) | 2-12 | (7.1) | 7-53 | | Stats Against (All Games) | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | | 14-6 | 44.8% | 1-0 | 33.3% | 1-27 | (27.1) | 2-22 | (9.8) | 7-62 | | Opponents Avg. Stats For | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1 | | 14-6 | 41.9% | 1-0 | 38.5% | 2-42 | (22.6) | 14-2 | (7.5) | 7-59 | | Stats Against (Home Games) | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 | | 15-8 | 55.9% | 1-0 | 33.3% | 0-7 | (15) | 2-24 | (10.8) | 8-71 |
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| | Average power rating of opponents played: KANSAS CITY 22.4, OAKLAND 23.3 |
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| 9/21/2014 | @ MIAMI | 34-15 | W | 6 | W | 43 | O | 41-174 | 19-25-168 | 2 | 20-141 | 21-43-191 | 0 | | 9/29/2014 | NEW ENGLAND | 41-14 | W | 3 | W | 45.5 | O | 38-207 | 20-26-236 | 0 | 16-75 | 20-30-215 | 3 | | 10/5/2014 | @ SAN FRANCISCO | 17-22 | L | 4 | L | 43.5 | U | 19-90 | 17-31-175 | 1 | 40-171 | 14-27-186 | 0 | | 10/19/2014 | @ SAN DIEGO | 23-20 | W | 3 | W | 46 | U | 39-154 | 19-28-211 | 0 | 16-69 | 17-31-182 | 1 | | 10/26/2014 | ST LOUIS | 34-7 | W | -7.5 | W | 44 | U | 34-143 | 24-28-218 | 1 | 19-84 | 15-25-116 | 1 | | 11/2/2014 | NY JETS | 24-10 | W | -9 | W | 41.5 | U | 24-113 | 21-31-196 | 0 | 30-139 | 24-36-225 | 0 | | 11/9/2014 | @ BUFFALO | 17-13 | W | 2.5 | W | 42 | U | 24-127 | 17-29-151 | 1 | 22-111 | 29-48-253 | 3 | | 11/16/2014 | SEATTLE | 24-20 | W | 1 | W | 43 | O | 30-190 | 11-16-108 | 2 | 37-204 | 20-32-168 | 0 | | 11/20/2014 | @ OAKLAND | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/30/2014 | DENVER | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/7/2014 | @ ARIZONA | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/14/2014 | OAKLAND | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| 9/21/2014 | @ NEW ENGLAND | 9-16 | L | 13.5 | W | 47 | U | 22-67 | 21-34-174 | 1 | 32-76 | 24-37-221 | 0 | | 9/28/2014 | *MIAMI | 14-38 | L | 4 | L | 41 | O | 18-53 | 28-44-264 | 4 | 35-157 | 23-31-278 | 3 | | 10/12/2014 | SAN DIEGO | 28-31 | L | 7 | W | 44 | O | 20-114 | 18-34-282 | 1 | 33-116 | 22-35-307 | 0 | | 10/19/2014 | ARIZONA | 13-24 | L | 3.5 | L | 47 | U | 19-56 | 16-28-164 | 0 | 37-123 | 22-31-242 | 1 | | 10/26/2014 | @ CLEVELAND | 13-23 | L | 6.5 | L | 44 | U | 22-71 | 34-56-316 | 3 | 25-39 | 19-28-267 | 0 | | 11/2/2014 | @ SEATTLE | 24-30 | L | 13 | W | 44 | O | 18-37 | 24-41-189 | 3 | 38-149 | 17-35-177 | 0 | | 11/9/2014 | DENVER | 17-41 | L | 12 | L | 50.5 | O | 15-30 | 30-47-192 | 3 | 27-118 | 33-49-353 | 2 | | 11/16/2014 | @ SAN DIEGO | 6-13 | L | 10 | W | 45.5 | U | 19-71 | 16-34-162 | 1 | 32-120 | 22-34-180 | 0 | | 11/20/2014 | KANSAS CITY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11/30/2014 | @ ST LOUIS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/7/2014 | SAN FRANCISCO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12/14/2014 | @ KANSAS CITY | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| |  | KANSAS CITY: This offense is built around Jamaal Charles and the running game. Head coach Andy Reid and offensive line coach Andy Heck brought a hybrid blocking scheme that mixes zone and gap blocking up front. Charles does a lot of his damage on the perimeter, though they do work some inside zone plays. After a solid showing in relief of an injured Charles in last year's playoffs, second-year pro Knile Davis should be in for a slightly bigger role as K.C. looks to limit the number of hits Charles absorbs.
Alex Smith may be little more than a game manager, but he's a good one. Like the offense he ran in San Francisco, Smith is asked to work off the running game and utilize his mobility to move the ball via a short passing game. He does a lot of moving around and will take off running more than most quarterbacks. Charles is the primary receiver in the passing game, getting set up on a series of screen plays. When they throw in the red zone, they continue to use Charles most often, as he's the only K.C. player who was targeted more than six times inside the opponents' 10 last season. They'll use Dwayne Bowe on the perimeter when they need to move the chains, with Donnie Avery working a lot of deep crossing routes. They use two tight ends frequently, with Travis Kelce expected to be used as a receiver more often than Anthony Fasano was last season.
In his first year in Kansas City, defensive coordinator Bob Sutton took a unit tied for last in turnovers in 2012 (13 TO) up to second in 2013 (36 TO). OLBs Justin Houston and Tamba Hali caused plenty of takeaways with a combined 22 sacks and five forced fumbles. The Chiefs also have the NFL's best return game, scoring four return touchdowns in 2013. | | OAKLAND: In addition to bringing in Greg Olson as offensive coordinator last season, the Raiders brought in Tony Sparano to install a man-blocking scheme. The move back to power blocking was for the most part successful. This year, newly acquired Maurice Jones-Drew will get the first crack at being a workhorse back. He's dropped weight and has the vision to succeed in this scheme. Darren McFadden will battle for the starting job in what will likely end up in a timeshare. Latavius Murray reportedly looked good in practice during a redshirt rookie year and should be the No. 3 behind the injury-prone vets.
Olson showed a good deal of creativity last year with Terrelle Pryor and Matt McGloin giving two different looks under center. While he's shown a willingness to attack deep in the past, this year should be more of a traditional West Coast passing game. James Jones will have a chance to be more of a possession guy, rather than the deep threat he was in Green Bay. Denarius Moore is going to be the home run threat, with Rod Streater likely to see a lot of targets working out of the slot. Tight end Mychal Rivera should see a slightly increased role. The backs will see plenty of work in the passing game, especially fullback Marcel Reece. They don't throw often near the end zone, but Jones figures to see most red-zone targets. Moore was their most effective red-zone receiver last year.
The Raiders had a huge offseason in signing DE Justin Tuck, DE LaMarr Woodley and DT Antonio Smith up front, and former 49ers cornerbacks Tarell Brown and Carlos Rogers will help shore up a lacking secondary. But Oakland has the NFL's toughest schedule and doesn't create enough turnovers to overcome that deficiency. |
| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER PRO FOOTBALL PREVIEW (KANSAS CITY-OAKLAND) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
*Chiefs-Raiders Preview* ========================
By JEFF MEZYDLO STATS Senior Writer
Before the surging Kansas City Chiefs can worry about a primetime matchup against the team with which it shares the AFC West lead, they need to focus on extending the misery of the one at the bottom of the division.
The visiting Chiefs can record their sixth consecutive victory by sending the Oakland Raiders a 17th straight defeat Thursday night.
Kansas City (7-3) has allowed no more than 20 points each time during a five-game winning streak, giving it seven wins in eight contests. With Sunday's 24-20 victory over Seattle and Denver's stunning 22-7 loss at St. Louis, the Chiefs moved into a first-place tie with the Broncos.
Though Denver owns the tiebreaker from a 24-17 victory over Kansas City in Week 2, the Chiefs can get some revenge when the two meet under the lights at Arrowhead Stadium on Nov. 30.
"It feels good to know that we were able to bounce back after a poor start at the beginning of the season," linebacker Tamba Hali said. "But we have a lot of work to do."
Next week's matchup with the Broncos could lose some luster if the Chiefs somehow get caught looking past Oakland (0-10). The Raiders have gone a calendar year without a victory and are mired in the longest skid in the NFL since 2009, when St. Louis ended a 17-game slide and Detroit halted a string of 19 defeats.
The obstacles that come with the short Thursday turnaround for a road game add to the challenge, but the Chiefs appear well prepared to extend their longest win streak since starting 9-0 last season.
"You don't have quite as much time to think over things," coach Andy Reid told the team's official website. "Sometimes that could be a good thing, sometimes it could be bad. We have to get ourselves back and ready to go quickly, so we understand that."
Kansas City ranks eighth with 326.0 yards allowed per game and first with 201.6 through the air, and the Chiefs haven't allowed a 300-yard passing performance. They could be in for another dominant effort on defense Thursday.
Oakland is easily the worst offensive team in the league, averaging 276.4 yards - making it the only club with a mark below 300. The Raiders are averaging 15.2 points overall and have gained 227.0 yards per game in the last three, rushing for a combined 138 in that span.
Kansas City's Jamaal Charles, who rushed for a season-high 159 yards against the Seahawks, has run for 62 more on his own than the Raiders' 630 this season.
"They're a good football team, a well-coached football team, a physical team," Oakland interim coach Tony Sparano said of the Chiefs.
The Raiders have allowed 12 sacks, second fewest in the league, but the Chiefs are tied for third with 30 and are paced by Justin Houston, first in the NFL with 12.
"They've got a great front - a big, physical bunch of guys," Sparano said. "They get after you pretty good."
Sparano has been encouraged by the steady progress of Derek Carr, although the rookie has failed to reach the 200-yard passing mark in the past three contests. He went 16 of 34 for 172 in Sunday's 13-6 loss at San Diego.
"There's a lot for every quarterback to get ready for, especially with a talented defense like Kansas City has," said Carr, who has recorded two of his three passing games of more than 200 yards at home. "It just puts more on your plate and you just knock it out in the time that we do have."
With the Raiders struggling to run the ball, rookie Latavius Murray could get more carries after gaining 43 yards on four rushes against the Chargers.
Oakland is giving up 129.8 rushing yards per contest, 27th in the NFL, but Charles has been limited to 83 and 3.1 per carry in his last three games at the Coliseum. However, he caught eight passes for a career-high 195 yards and four touchdowns in a 56-31 win at Oakland on Dec. 15.
He's recorded seven of his eight rushing touchdowns in the last five contests.
"He's Jamaal Charles," Reid said. "He's a special player."
Teammate Alex Smith threw for 287 yards with five TDs and no interceptions in last season's victory at Oakland.
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